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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Hogs and Horns Open Line

Posted by David Ramsey on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:58 PM

HOGS HIRE: Arkansas announced today that they've hired Tennessee offensive line coach Sam Pittman, who will fill the same role for the Razorbacks.

BOOT EM HORNS: Bill Clinton sporting some ridiculous boots that might not have played well when he was an Arkansas politician.

WALMART AND MEDICAID: What happens to Walmart workers in states that reject Medicaid expansion?

SUSAN RICE SAYS UNCLE: She withdraws her name from consideration as Secretary of State. Gene Lyons' take on the whole Rice story:

What began as a tragedy in Benghazi has degenerated into a classic Washington farce: with Fox News and its allies pushing GOP political correctness, politicians faking indignation for TV cameras, and "mainstream" pundits advancing a false story line for dramatic purposes.

What I really want to know: What will Hillary do?

        
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Hogs and Horns Open Line

Posted by David Ramsey on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Comments (12)

More by David Ramsey

Blog comments, e-mail tipsters and stray tweets have speculated at length on the political future of House Speaker Davy Carter.

The Arkansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity sent out a tweet today expressing opposition to expansion even under the so-called "private option" that many Republican lawmakers have shown interest in.

Event Calendar

Re: Arkansas church makes national news for opposition to gay Scouts

Re: Gov. Beebe says he'll appoint treasurer soon

Re: Arkansas church makes national news for opposition to gay Scouts

The Arkansas Court of Appeals today affirmed a circuit court ruling upholding a zoning variance given for The Fold, a new restaurant at 3501 Old Cantrell Road, just a few yards from Loca Luna.

I hinted earlier that evidence was mounting that the securities salesman who provided confidential information to the FBI was Steele Stephens, the broker who began enjoying a huge share of Treasurer Martha Shoffner's bond business in 2010.

The Boy Scouts of America may decide tomorrow to lift its ban on gay scouts (though not gay scout leaders).

Walmart has announced the hiring of Dan Bartlett as executive vice president for corporate affairs.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.